Statewide and Nationwide
Health Condition and Care Advocacy
Organizations that are dedicated to protecting and improving the quality and affordability of health and long term care for all individuals and advocating for changes in the health care system that will achieve these goals; or which advocate more broadly for legislation and other measures that have a positive impact on public health.
Health Conditions
PAN Foundation
805 15th Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC, 20005
Main:
(866) 316-7263
Toll Free:
(800) 394-0161
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Advocacy
Paralyzed Veterans of America
801 Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20006
Main:
(800) 424-8200
Toll Free:
(866) 734-0857
Immunization Advocacy
Project Immunize Virginia (PIV)
855 W Brambleton Ave, EV Williams Hall, Norfolk, VA, 23510
Main:
(757) 668-6488
Fax:
(757) 668-6475
Spinal Cord Injury Advocacy
Spinal Cord Injury Network, Metro Washington Area
14 Wolf Drive, Silver Spring, MD, 20904
Main:
(703) 525-3268
Health Care Insurance Ombudsman
State Corporation Commission, Consumers
1300 East Main Street, Richmond, VA, 23218
Main:
(804) 371-9032
Toll Free:
(877) 310-6560
Fax:
(804) 371-9944
Brain Tumor Advocacy
The Brain Tumor Foundation
1350 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1200, New York, NY, 10019
Main:
(212) 265-2401
Fax:
(212) 489-0203
Cerebral Palsy Advocacy
United Cerebral Palsy Association National
1825 K Street NW Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20006
Main:
(202) 776-0406
Fax:
(202) 776-0414
Ostomy Advocacy and Information
United Ostomy Associations of America
P O Box 512, Northfield, MN, 55057
Main:
(703) 802-3457
Toll Free:
(800) 826-0826
Minority Health Resource Center
United States Department of Health and Human Services
P O Box 37337, Washington, DC, 20013
Main:
(240) 253-2882
Toll Free:
(800) 444-6472
Fax:
(201) 251-2160
Health Education and Health Care Advocacy
Virginia Area Health Education Centers (AHEC)
1010 East Marshall Street, Suite B1, P.O. Box 980535, Richmond, VA, 23298
Main:
(804) 828-7639
Fax:
(804) 828-5160
Home Health Care Advocacy
Virginia Association for Home Care and Hospice
P O Box 2103, Midlothian, VA, 23113
Main:
(804) 285-8636
Toll Free:
(800) 755-8636
Fax:
(804) 288-3303
Hospice Advocacy
Virginia Association for Hospices and Palliative Care
P O Box 70025, Richmond, VA, 23255
Main:
(804) 740-1344
Fax:
(775) 599-2677
Long Term Care Information and Advocacy
Virginia Health Care Association
2112 West Laburnum Avenue Suite 206, Richmond, VA, 23227
Main:
(804) 353-9101
Fax:
(804) 353-3098
Advocacy for Hemophilia and Inherited Bleeding Disorders
Virginia Hemophilia Foundation
410 N. Ridge Rd. Suite 215, Richmond, VA, 23229
Main:
(804) 740-8643
Toll Free:
(800) 266-8438
Healthcare Advocacy
Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
4200 Innslake Drive, Suite 203, Glen Allen, VA, 23060
Main:
(804) 965-1209
Fax:
(804) 965-0475
Women's Health Advocacy and Information
Women's Health Virginia
1924 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 203, Charlottesville, VA, 22903
Main:
(434) 220-4500
Fax:
(434) 220-4545
Support Groups, Health Conditions
Support group for individuals who suffer from health conditions and/or their families.
Spinal Cord Injury, Family Support Group
United Spinal Association of Virginia
800 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA, 23219
Main:
(804) 803-3696
Chronic Pain Support Group
American Chronic Pain Association
P O Box 850, Rocklin, CA, 95677
Main:
(913) 991-4740
Toll Free:
(800) 533-3231
Fax:
(916) 652-8190
Essential Tremor Support Groups in Virginia
American Parkinson Disease Association, Virginia
PO Box 4162, Virginia Beach, VA, 23454
Main:
(757) 495-3062
Toll Free:
(888) 387-3667
Fax:
(434) 243-5417
Online Peer Support Network, Online Learning Center, Bone Marrow Disease
Aplastic Anemia and MDS
4330 East West Highway, Suite 230, Bethesda, MD, 20814
Main:
(301) 279-7202
Toll Free:
(800) 747-2820
Fax:
(301) 279-7205
Better Breathers Club for Respiratory Ailments
Better Breathers Club
55 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL, 60601
Main:
(800) 586-4872
CCFA Online Support Group
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
733 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 510, , NEW YORK, NY, 10017
Toll Free:
(877) 807-5271
Find a Crohn's and Colitis Support Group, Virginia
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
2202 18th St NW, #116 , Washington, DC , DC, 20009
Main:
(301) 287-8494
Online Support Groups
International Bipolar Foundation
Social Networking, Online, VA, 23219
Main:
(858) 598-5967
Fax:
(858) 598-5158
Find a Lupus Support Group
Lupus Foundation, DC, Maryland, Virginia
2121 K Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC, 20037
Main:
(202) 349-1155
Toll Free:
(800) 558-0121
Find a Support Group, Anorexia Nervosa
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
750 E Diehl Road #127, Naperville, IL, 60563
Main:
(312) 262-6897
Find a Lyme Disease Support in Virginia
National Capital Lyme Disease Association
P O Box 8211, McLean, VA, 22106
Main:
(703) 821-8833
Support Group | Organ Transplant
Transplant Recipients International Organization
2100 M Street NW # 170-353, Washington, DC, 20037
Main:
(703) 920-8746
Toll Free:
(800) 874-6386
Fax:
(703) 534-7759